Brave Lady: Miep Gies During The Holocaust

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Brave Lady During the Holocaust, an estimated ⅓ of all Jewish people alive at that time were murdered. However, several organized armed resistance were the most forceful form of Jewish opposition to Nazi policies in German occupied Europe. Miep Gies was an extremely brave woman who helped families. She supplied them with food rations, news from the outside, and moral support. When Anne’s family and others moved into the Annex, Miep brought them daily food rations. This was a difficult and dangerous job as food was lacking and one could not buy any food without a ration coupon that is issued by the Germans. Miep also hid two other Holocaust victims. Meaning they had to find food for more people, which was hard when the food was scarce.

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